* No value means estimates are considered unreliable.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within 30 days by age 1988-2018
This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population using five or more prescription drugs within the past month (30 days) in selected periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group. In the 2015-2018 period, almost 42 percent of the U.S. population aged 65 years and over had five or more drug prescriptions within 30 days.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/492292/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group*." Chart. March 2, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/492292/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/492292/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. Population with 5 or More Prescriptions within past Month in Periods between 1988 and 2018, by Age Group*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Mar 2021, /statistics/492292/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/492292/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-age/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group* [Graph], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/492292/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-age/
